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MACAO AFFAIRS,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
MACAO, February 8th..
UNCOMPLETED WOLKS,
two judges only, of whom the Chief Justice | had a casting vote, must necessarily be very nusatisfactory, since it practically pro- hibited an appeal from a decision of the Chief Justice, unless it was intended to
We are accustomed to see many undertakings take the case to the Privy Council, a
commenced without boing carried to completion. course prohibitive to any but very wealthy and one of the latest is concerned with the litigants. His EXCELLANCY added also census. The enumeration of the population that it was equally unsatisfactory to the was undertaken last year, bat though money has Chief Justice, as to litigants, for if at the been spout under this head, no resalt hiss yet boon anounced. It is believed that the new hearing by the Full Court he saw rause to reverse his former decision-more papers aro lying in the Administrator's Office. I understand that the Government
that be so it should not be allowed to take in private work.
especially if this occurred more than once-printing office has no time to do the work. If
he was opon to the inuendo that he did not know his ową mind; or that he was influen;
de junior; while if he adhered to
hia foriner decision it was alleged that the appeal was a farce." There is no need to disguise the fact that this represents public opinion on the subject, and when Hrs EXCELLENCY announced, now more than two years ago, that the Secretary of State and the Foreign Office had agreed to a suggestion GERMANY, he had made that the judge of the Shang. ENGLAND,.
Ini Court should visit Hongkong twice a RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, BEL- GIUM, ITALY, DENMARK, Year and sit as an Appeal Judge here, the
*&c., &c.
SOME LONDON ESTABLISH- MENTS AT WHICH ST. MARCJAUX CHAMPAGNE
IS
Berkeley
A FAVOURITE WINE. Les Laurier's Maison Jules Midland Hotels Monico
Cafe Royal
Cafe Verrey
Carlton Cavour
Cecil *
Chandos
Claridge's
Comedy
Pall Mall Res
taurant Pagani's Piccadilly Pimm's
NEW MES NEW ROPES.
The arrival of Dr. Manselbe, the new Colonial Secretary, has led many people to hope that' bo will introduce necessary reforms here, but as he will stay in the Colony only a short time this hope is not likely to be realised,
NEW NOMENCLATURE.
The road formet on the reclamation, at Bishop's Bay under the Boa Vista Hotel hus been openest to the public. It is amed the Avenida Republica" Many strasts that are known by uumes associated will the monarchy are to be renamed.
A DE ARTING OFFICIAL. Dr. Vidal is leaving here on the 19th: inst:
announcement was hailed with much sa- tisfaction. Expectations in this respect have not, however, been fulfilled the homeward bound, Shanghai Judge does not come to the Colony to try appeal cases, and this work, showing as it does a tendency to increase,
FRENCH BATTLESHIP FOR THE CHINA STATION.
There has just arrived in the For East the as more and more upon the ordin- ary duties of the two judges, and accounts French battleship pleis. to join the Front Squadron in those waters. The Duple ̋z sailed very largely for the present arrears at the from Cherbourg on December 5th, and called Court. A further statement on this sub- at Tangiers, Port Said, Djibouti, and Make on ject by His EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR her voyage out. She has been recently recom< 'world, we are 'sme, be welcomed, and it missioned for servied in the Far East, and is will certainly be hoped that the expedient commanded by Captafa Morin de la Eeriere. suggested by His Excellency and endorsed Ss is one of the smaller armoured ships belong. by the authorities at Whitehall may be ug to France, but will be the second largest: of her nation in the East. Seven years is ber put into operation forthwith... We are parind of sertion, having been completed at representing a purely lay view of the sub-Rochefort in 1993. Her displacement is 7,578 ject, but we have no reason to suppose that this view is not manimously shared by
the Bar.
Prince's
Dieudonne Hotel Ritz
Florence
Romano'
Frederick Hotels Savoy
Gaioty
Ship and Turtl
Hatchett's
Imperial
Kettner's
Simpson's Trocadero &c., &c., &c.
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tons, with an indicated horse-power of 17,100,. She carries eight 6.4 in. guns, four 3,9 in.. ten 1.8 in, and four 1.4 in. gitus. She also carries
a complement of 531 men, and can steam at a
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[ HOM THE CHUNG NGÒI, BÀN F0
PLAGUE IN THE NORTH.
THE VICEROY AND THE RAILWAY SERVICE,
CANTON
[FROM OUR OWN ORRESPONDENT]
February 4th.
VICEROY HONOURS MISSIONARIES. A day or two ago Viceroy Chang visited the French Missiouniries at the Cathedral and remained there some little time. Tanta Ai Hon noted as interpreter and sororat influential gentieuzea were present. A photograph of the party was afterwards takán.
THE PLAGUE.
SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING.,
in terror and the gang proceeded to statomatical- ly loot the place, killing withant morey all who opposed them. They thon deliberately set fro to severn! houses and the conflagration spread until 160 houses and shope had been utterly destroyed and thousands of dollars' worth of goods hurat or looted. With the dawn the wobbers departed, and it is said that the lamenta tion of the women and children thus doprived of their homes was pitiful to hear. The Viceroy has been informed, and it remains to be scen what stops he will take. That snoh an outrage should take place within four hours' launch journey of tlie provincial capital is a vivid com- montary on the nature of the government.
! QUEER RUMOURS.. From time to time rumours are heard here of
NOTES FROM JAPAN.
The Viceroy hay just received a wire from PEKING, February 8th.
the Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces to the ofect that pagumonic plague is using The stopping of the train servico large numbers of deaths. The wire also asks between Mukden and Peking has for the services of qualified doctors from the the aggressive movements of European troopa resulted in a loss of revenue amount-Dirustor of the Military Bureau, who hold a nearly all soon after discredited. but sometimes South This message was handed over to the on the western borders. These tales are
ing to two million taels.
conference with the head of the Army Medical they are serious enough to Bot the The Board of Foreign Affairs, at College. It was decided to call for volunteers, people talking about boycotts and such likó the request of the Viceroy of Man-finished their course levo natified their willing tale going the rounds here now that soveral and several young medious who have just methods of retaliation. There is a startling churin, has sent a despatch to the mess to proceed to the infected ara 1.
thousand British troops have crossed the border from Bruma and have invaded the Yunuan Foreign Ministers that the railway service should be resumed so as to to Peking, in which he stated that in his opinion would indest ba inforosting.
A short while ago the Viceroy senta dispatch į Provines. To find the source of these rumours end the present difficulty of con-all the ficcused gambling houses should be shat munication. No reply has yet been on the first day of the 3rd moon of the present year. A reply has just been received, and in it received from the Ministers.
the Minister of Finance says that the lay med- It is reported that the Austriantioned is too pear and that not enough time is Consul in Tientsin has advocated that allowed to find a substitute for the revenus that infected henses
will be lost through the closing of these houses. in the Austrian
The Minister considers that no steps should concession in Tientsin should be be token until the first day of the 6th moon, by these anarchists, including the woman. Kauno, burned. The officer in charge of the which time a profitable sabaititute will most at their end on the gallows on Tuesday in Chinese Bureau of Foreign Affairs likely have been found. It seems to be the Tokyo Julen, and there was no oficial announce. Viceroy's idos to make salt and formented mont either before or after the event, but it was has strongly protested against such liquors the commodition to hear the extra impossible for such an excention to remain long taxation to make up the deficit should license secret, and before the evening of Tuesday the gambling be put down, but certain merahusta streets were alive with the nows, and everybody ara strenuously opposing the scheme. In the was making conjectures in the absence of nay. meantime the gambling houses appear to bothing like a rollable recount of what had taken faller than ozor, and while taking a walk along same gossip and various accounts appeared of place. The newspapers were filled with the Wai Oi St. (the principal streak of the Old City), the last hours of the condemnel; togeth v with
a measure.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE PLAGUE.
LONDON, February 8th. The British Government is sending
from OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Į
TOKYO, January 26th. EXECUTION OF THE ANARCHISTS There was no raising of the black ing when
Mr. Fred J. Halion, Agent of the Pacife speed of 21 knot, in hour. Her dimensions to China Dr. Reginald Farrar, medical to be seen outside the doors of the chief offgins at intervals of about forty minutes. No man
Mail Steamship Co. in Hongkong, returned to the Colony yesterday from a business trip to the Straits and India.
re 426 ft. by 58 ft. by 24 ft.`
The Dupleix on arrival at Colombo was in formed of the death of Admiral Gubler, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Germa feat in the Far East, ind immediately lowered her flag to half-
Owing to various considerations the Shakes. pearian Evening of the Union Church Literary | mast, Club has bo postponed from February 9th to February 23rd.
A Siberian mail was delivored in London on the 7th inst. Whether this was the mai
THE STRAITS INCOME TAX
BILL POSTPONED.
inspector under the Local Government it makes one wonder how much sinesrity is to Board, who has had considerable be attached to this anti-gambling movement, plague experience in India.
GERMAN MINISTER AT PEKING.
NEW POLICE TAŠTAI,
I saw a very large number of stalls placed by the roadside where many wore engaged in gambling the absence of still more grassome facts. gruosome details that could be imagined in under the very nosos of the polico. Stalks had Though no official announcement has been made, been erected also in the spaces before the yamenit sens tolerably clear from the revisa deduc- doors of the Kwong Chow Prefect and the ions of clover reporters that the work of exequ Provincial Treasurer. Thie kind of thing at
tiou started early sad that the deaths occurred konst could be stopped and when sach nights are
knew that his fellow was to die, and each had only a moment's notice of the faot. Kotoku died bravely, while the woman Konao maintain- A notice has been issued to the effect that od her reputation for bravado by crying "Banzai" Taotai Lau, the proscut head of the police, has on the scaffold. Evidently the now of the been appointed Taolai of Liz Toung. His execution was first known by the relations of the successor is Tootai Wong Ping Yax, who is deceased, who has been accustomed to supply reported to bo un able man and has already hold them
through an eating house nearby many important posts. It is said that immediately with their meals, and it was from this eating- after the notice was issued Thotai Wong sent house that the information was obtained which his resignation, but it was not acepted. I led to the conclusion that six of the condemned as yet unable to ascertain whether Total ware already load at midday on Tuesday. For at that bone twelve men's wore sent from the Lax's transfer to Liu Toung is a promotion or
LONDON, February 8th. Herr von Hasthanen, of the Poli-is
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At a meeting of the Legislativo Council of Jaquacy or the 18th is not stated in the Mr. T. S. Baker moved the following stond. telegram.
that a full statement of the financial position of
ment to a Bill that this Council is of opinion Foreign Office, has been appointed We are desired to state that through the liabilities with a coniprokonsive scheme of taxa
the Colony, including is present and prospective German Minister at Peking. courtesy of Captain Kraft, Commanding the tion should be prepared and submitted befors German Cruiser Squadron, the Band of S.M.Say Bill imposing additional taxation' is con-
sidored." Scharnhorst will play at Government Houso on
He contended that there was no necessity for the occasion of Lady Lugard's weaklykt further taxation: Home **
on Friday next.
The ceremony of consecrating and cresting Lodge St. John, No. 1072 Scottish Constitution,
in Bangkok, took place on January 24, and was conducted by R.W. Bro. P. Spafford, P.J.G.W. of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China, Scottish Constitution, assisted by
the members of the bow Lodge.
On Tuesday night five men are supposed to have entered a house at West Point and com. mødesë te ranksek the place. This so frighten ed a girl eighteen years of age that she rhed to the varnish and fell over. She received nasty injuries to her jay and was removed to tho CGovernment Civil Hospital. Three men, ono armed witha Colt's" revolver, were subsequently arrested,
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The Daily Press.
The Legislative Council meeting at ingapore on the 27th ult., when the income tax proposal was again discussed, is described by the free HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1911. Pres as unique in the history of the Colony, for
it was the first time on record when a large ro. We nuderstand that there is great conges-presentative gathering of the publie attended tion of business at the Supreme Court of the deliberations of Legislative Council in order the Colony mail that much dissatisfaction to acquaint itself with the nature of the proceed prevails among litigants regarding the ings on the occasion. Impossibility of getting cases set down for hearing within reasonable finit. An
H. E. the Governor, said there seemed to be an idea in the minds of some that the need for
that the need for it was due to the fact that
A PERSIAN SENSATION.
LONDON, February 8th.
It is reported from Teheran that
this Bill was entirely due to the wickedness of Sanied Dowleh, the Persian Minister If. M. Government at Home. It was recognised of Finance, who was shot a few days their opinn vorenus was already declining, and, ago while returning from the Mejliss, so far as they could judge, it wonki declive: still more. He should like to point out to has died from his wounds at the
hon. members that the Imperial Government bad
on
MONOPOLIE,
a. degradation. There have been any com-eating-house to the prison and six of these were plaints about the police lately, and the Taotai's returael untouched, while the remainder were sudden removal is, to say the least of it some- consumed. In such darious ways have the what suggestive.
reporters of the Tokyo newspapers gath- ered together the details of one of the most dreadful events, get although they have been very active in this respect. they have gathered little news. The official policy of silence has been scmpulsory, and the leading journals of the Empire have caught the infection, for, remarkable as it was boem, scavely, a line of comment has appeared in the Papers on this importart episode.
In a recently issued notice the Viooroy remarks that the system of granting monopolies is not above suspicion. It has come to his ears that monopolies are granted, not to those mer cheats who offer the largest sam to the Treasury, but to those who give the largest squeeze to those having power to appoint the monopolist. All this has got to stop, new rules
THE JAPANESE POINT OF VIEW.
In one of my recent telegrams to the Daily
dome in this ma tez what had been done by Palace. The police have captured are to be drawn up relating to this question. athur countries, and to say that the decrease both assassins. They are Russian and henceforth the man inaking the light Press I reported that the case would be brought
revenue was due to Imperial Government and
that they should meet the decrease, might just subjects, and the Russing Legation
as well be said if Turkey gave up smok ng opium has demanded their surrender. In. and so decreased the revenue. Proceeding t
nised the fact that the liabilities which they had i
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
BILLIARDS.
SOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNAMENT.
tender will be appointou.
SOLDIERS AND THEATRES.
up in the Diet. Woll, it was referred to yoster-
I am given to understand that an event day in the Budget Committen of the Diet, when occurred on New Year's afternoon that might one of the members, Mr. Ogawa, stat el that not
There
Touch the same proceedings that took place as at
review the alternative schemes, he said he had tense anti-foreign excitement prevails.have ted to a repetition of the disorder of lost only the Cabinet Ministers but the nation at sou a suggestion that they should are a poll when they were moving heaven and earth to get Lax. A poll tax primarily on labour at a moment
year. Sometime ago it was proposed that on large must be held responsible for this affair. It holiday times "soldiers should be admitted to was admitted that the cult of Anurehism had labone into the country! Supposing they put ca a poll tax was it likely to induco coolies from
the vacious theatres at half-price. The proposal made its appearance throuzh Western civiliza- Chian, Indie oud Java, was it likely to add to
LONDON, February 8th. was agreed to by the military authorities, but tion, but it was also the result of the antagonism the attractiveness of the place for them? Thou 20in a tobacco tax would do away with the
The imports into Great Britain the theatre managers were not informed. On of the people to the Government's administra- freedom of the port The Government recog during the month of January show an get into the Tung Kwan Theatre at half-price, watch their conduct and try to check the Now Year's Day a number of soldies tried to tion. It was therefore the authorities' duty to to meet werd not yet ascertained. He wished he increase of £6,785,097, and the exports but were refused admission.
was dangorous doctrine before it saw the light. The could say they would not become actual liabilities.
much wordy warfare, and by some means Premier admitted the force, of the member's They recogulsed that their abilities were not increase of £2,927,716-
or other other soldiers got to hour of it views garding the horrible nature of the ascertained and they recognised the strong expression of public opinion not only on taide bat.
and before long there was a great brond of these doctrine, aud said the Government had taken in that Council, and after discussing the matter
men, who proposed to make a rush on the build the greatest possiblo oare in order to they had come to the conclusion that in vier of the state of publie opinion it was
ing. The officials were sont for, and these were exterminate the germ of amarebism, and desirable that they should oven take seme risks in
successful in restoring order. The men were he considered it fortunate that the Govorament A Chiness named Lam Cheong appeared time when they could not show the public actnst the Sergeants' Mess K..Y.L.I. were played ou
the matter rather than 'force the measuro at a The final gamos between 38 Coy, R.G.A. and addressed by an officer and ordered to pay the had detected the recent plot before it was too before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistansyouconerote liabilities.
full prios of the ticket or else depart. Luckily late. Baron Hirata, Minister for Home Affairs, The Government weald Tuesday evening. Both were won by the Mess, there was no further trouble, but the incident regretted the appearance of the doctrine, and administration action which engaged the eight charges of fraud "nador the Bankruptcy be prepared not to proceed farther with the Borgt. Booth defeating Sergt. Powell by 70 and shows how slight a canse is likely in this city the Minister of Education also followed with
Bill at the present time. At the same time ther attention of the Acting Chief Justice for Ordiusues. Mr. Crowther Smith appeared to fifty-four days, and the Eull Court for and Mr. Reader Harris was for the defence. way of raising revenue, that was to say, it could. Dykes. The K.O.Y.L.I. deficit of 68 was thus for the "tone" of the regiments here when it the palace in the presence of the Emperor, the prosecute on behalf of the Official Receiver, still maintained that an income tax was the best Set, Lench winning by 62 against Major to produce great events. It also speaks little an explanation. So we see that in the Dist be extended as uecessities grew. It has got ta turned into a gain of 64 points. They have now is made evident that they are the first to pause about a fornight in hearing an appeal Mr. Sinith intimated that he wished to amend come, wore his Excellency's closing words.
qualibod for the second round, where they will against the judgment, is no doubt largely the charges, and asked for a reload. Mr. Harria
The amendment was then adopted,
trouble. encounter the Army Ordinance Corps. The responsible for the arrears of work, but the said he did not see how his Worship could
complete result of the round is as follows:- necessity for a third judge is an old story. remund as the man appeared in answer to a
88 cov. R.G.A. SELOS'. MISS K.O.Y.L.I. Sir MATTHEW NATULAN, while he was Go-
sammous. The hearing was fixed for
the 21st
Sg Parker
250 8g. Roper...
... 183 inst
Gnr. Snow.. 250 Set Lamper vernor of the Colony inquired into the sub-
On the 8th at 11.45 a.m.-The barometer has Gar. Golding 195 Sgt. Watkins ject, and shortly after the arrival of Sra
fallen slightly to moderately over 5. China, 8.W. B. Wright 205 Sgt. Jackson Japan the oochoos, and risen moderately Sg. Harvey
Sgt. Hauro FREDRICH LUGARD, the Chief Justice repre-
un-the N. E. coast of Chius.
250 Capt Garnett.
Clr. Sgt. Saunders 240 sented to His Excellency the urgent necessity Singapore Club on January 27th. Mr. G. P.ths W. part of the Sos of Japan, and a shallow -The high pressure area covers N. Chins and
Sgt. Powell
180 Syt Booth of a third judge both in order to lighten Owen took the chair, and the health of the guest area of low pressure appeare to be lying over the
188 Sgt. Leach Maj. Dykes the work of the Judges of the Supreme was proposed by the Ilou. Hagh Fort in terms
Western part of the Eastern von. Qourt and in order to form a more effective of warm eulogium. A fiue sportsman and a Court of Appeal. The Secretary of State, great worker was Mr. Ford's description of the however, after a full review of the argu. retiring Colonial Secretary, and the compliment rucnts put forward by the Chief Justice, was endorsed with enthusiasm. Sir Arthur. in response, spoke feelingly of his regret at going had already finally negatived the proposal oren a short distance away froin Singapore, and thus, so far as a third judge was con- where he had made more friends than he dared cerped, nothing further could in done for to hope on coming to as a stranger a few the time being His Excellency the Go, years ago. Ho eulogised the committees of the
There was a very large gathering of members of the Singapore Cricket and Golf Clubs at the farewell dinner to Sir Arthur Young in the
WEATHER BEPORT.
The monsoon will probably freshen over the Formosa Chantel and the 8. coast of China to-morrow, Moderate monsoon over the Chine Ben.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:
(N.E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood, moderate to (strong; fair. Formos Channel
Same 29 No. 1..
South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamooks, i Hongkong and Hainan....
260
1768
FATAL FIRE,
In Fatsban a family had been sacrificing to the household geds and some of the flaming 243 paper flow np and ignited the house. Tho ... 250 structure was barned to the ground and two 250 lives were lost. The victims were slave-girk, 166.
VIOLINCE AT BHON ́ ́ TÁX.
250
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Ministers apologizing for a thing which, as far as the public in concorned, is thus dismissed. This is strictly the official attitude, and it is truly reflected by the Press, which has little or nothing to any on the subject; and not a word of the possibility of there being anything to be said in favour of the condemned mon of whose ones the public know so little.
A country has a right to control its own in- ternal affairs, but there are certain standards of justice which are univerzal throughout tho civilized world, and those the Japanese Govern ment in the case of Kotoka and his companions has disregarded.
Although we have had a most quiet Now 250 Year in this city it would appear that such has not been the gaso in the ever-troubled Shan Tak, 1,832
Readers of this journal will doubtless call to GRAND HOTEL- BILLIARD COMPETITION.
mind the large number of crimes committed in Mr. Railton fowes 110) met Mr. Bell (owee85). this district that have from time becon chronicled in the second round of the billiard handicap com- in this column. Soon after his arrival here the petition in the Grand Hotel on Tuesday night. now Viceroy began to take this district in hand
BANGKOK AVIATION MEETING. The former failed to do anything against the and two of the chief officials were degraded for the Sports Ulah ground and provided splendid The aviation mooting hore oponed recently on consistent scoring of Lis opponent, who ran ap incompetence. The lesson appears to have
Yau den Born made cross-country sport. breaks of 20, 18, 17, 15 (twice), and 13, whilst heen little taken to heart, however, for on fights with great success. The dying was wit Railton could only manage 15. The score was: New Year's Eve there centred a crime nessed by the King of Siam, the royal princes Bell, 250, Railton. 116. Last night Mr. of violence that has put all former enses
and buge crowds such as have never boon before MacLennan met Mr. Irving in the concluding into the shade. A gang of two hundred well- the aviator and is the first of bis nationality to in Bangkok. A Chinsman who took a trip with
vernor when he spoke on the subject / Clabs, and gave some earnest and practical South coast of China between) game as No. 1 game of this round, and to-night Me Pilo armed desperadoes attached the large village fly, was decorated by the Chinose Chamber of
counsel on matters which may greatly affect the
in September 1908 said he felt that welfare of young men coming to reside in the the existing Appeal Court, consisting of East
fowes 160) meets Mr. Kedward (owes 85) in the known as Nam Siu. Most of the inhabitante fed Commerce. Same as No. 1
first game of the third round.